"This is an enormous dynamic world," Howard says. "Player freedom is our number one goal," he repeats from yesterday.

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dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:53:07 PM

Sadly the new Fallout Shelter mobile game isn't avail on Windows phones/tablets, so we're unlikely to hear about it here.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:53:44 PM

We're seeing the same videos from yesterday, so you'll have to excuse the lack of commentary.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 4:53:52 PM

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:54:19 PM

I hate to admit it, but in dozens of hours in Fallout 3, I never met the dog companion. I must have done something wrong.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:55:09 PM

Ok, now time for some new stuff. They showed a new gun, called a "Laser Musket."

Josh Miller6/15/2015 4:55:35 PM

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:55:37 PM

In both Fallout demos we've seen, they're relying almost exclusively on real-time combat, while the real hook of the game is that you can do essentially turn-based combat by freezing time and picking your shots in an RPG-like fashion.

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:56:07 PM

Man, even a skeptic like myself would go for a Fallout/Oculus combo....

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:56:12 PM

Now we're seeing the protagonist fight a bunch of bad guys while wearing an armored suit. Blowing them apart until some monster comes along.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:56:40 PM

Fallout is set in the United States after a nuclear war. Howard says this game is built in the "most ambitious game world we've ever created."

Josh Miller6/15/2015 4:56:50 PM

Scott Stein6/15/2015 4:56:51 PM

A lot of Fallout 4 looks like my NJ commute

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:57:32 PM

Fallout is one of the most influential games ever made. It helped to popularize a trend of games called "Open world," where players get to explore the game's universe as much as they want.

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:57:44 PM

Wow, PC mods will work on the Xbox One version of Fallout 4.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 4:57:45 PM

That's Dan Ackerman!

dan.ackerman6/15/2015 4:57:56 PM

That said, this still feels like a game that's best on PC.

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:57:58 PM

Now Peter Moore, COO of EA

Scott Stein6/15/2015 4:58:08 PM

sharable mods. nice. I want more of that.

Josh Miller6/15/2015 4:58:13 PM

Scott Stein6/15/2015 4:58:20 PM

I was distracted by that stoic Dan Ackerman photo

Ian Sherr6/15/2015 4:58:30 PM

EA promises to offer titles for backward compatibility, the first other than Microsoft to do that.